![]() ![]() She instantly lost track of the laps and got lost in running, “I knew it was magic,” she recalled. ![]() Little did Switzer know she would still be leading the race for women in running almost 50 years later.Įncouraged by her father, Switzer began running at the age of 12 to get in shape for the high school field hockey team. She knew Roberta Bingay ran it unofficially in 1966, proving that, even if it wasn’t “acceptable,” it was possible. Switzer, admittedly ambitious and willing to work hard, liked running long and decided it was time to write her own Boston Marathon story. ![]() She was running with her coach Arnie Briggs one night in the snow and grew weary of hearing him tell his Boston stories. And so it was when Kathrine Switzer decided to run the 1967 Boston Marathon. Many a great idea is born from frustration. The women’s running pioneer is launching a new clothing collection with Skirt Sports this summer. ![]()
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